Margery
Medieval English form of Margaret, which came through Latin and Old French from the Greek margarites, meaning pearl, a word borrowed in turn from Persian.
Margery in 2025
Margery was given to 6 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 23,751st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 552,557 babies born.
The history of Margery
Margery reached its highest point in 1921, when 564 babies were given the name, ranking 514th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 15,791 babies have been named Margery. Half of them were born before 1929, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Margery by decade
| Decade | Babies named Margery | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 129 | 701 |
| 1890s | 350 | 721 |
| 1900s | 425 | 752 |
| 1910s | 2,329 | 572 |
| 1920s | 4,722 | 514 |
| 1930s | 2,685 | 649 |
| 1940s | 2,337 | 830 |
| 1950s | 1,507 | 1,098 |
| 1960s | 711 | 1,796 |
| 1970s | 247 | 3,094 |
| 1980s | 150 | 5,563 |
| 1990s | 86 | 8,584 |
| 2000s | 58 | 15,944 |
| 2010s | 32 | 16,113 |
| 2020s | 23 | 17,958 |
Where Margery is heading
Margery was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1921 peak — Margery is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Margery
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Margery.